For many of today’s pet owners, just serving up Fido’s food in a bowl is not enough. Consumers want their pet’s mealtime to move from mediocre to meaningful.

KLN Family Brands wasn’t looking for just another plant when it partnered with CRB for a new facility.

Whether Fido’s food is made from all plant-based ingredients, a flexitarian’s mix of plant- and animal-derived ingredients, insect-based or with lab-grown meat, processors and those who supply the equipment to make non-traditional pet food have their work cut out for them.

Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc., Evansville, Ind., has expanded its December 30, 2020, voluntary recall of certain dog and cat food products produced in its Chickasha, Okla., operations facility to include all dog and cat pet food products made with corn products, because those products may contain aflatoxin levels that exceed acceptable limits.

CRB will develop Freshpet’s third kitchen for fresh, refrigerated pet food with a design that matches human food processing lines, appealing to shoppers who want pet food that’s as safe as what they eat.